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Héctor Ríos Morales

MLB Latino Of The Night: Seattle's Julio Rodríguez breaks out of a slump with his first HR of the season

Julio Rodríguez MLB Seattle Majors Mariners The Texas Rangers
Since April 15, Julio Rodríguez leads all players in the Majors on batting average (.452) (Credit: Via @JRODshow44 on X/Twitter)

SEATTLE - The nightmare for Julio Rodríguez is finally over. It took the Mariners' star 23 games into the season to hit his first homer of the year and he did so in a fashionable manner. With one out in the third inning, Rodríguez' 435-feet homer ended up on the second deck of the stadium after the ball left his bat at 110.5 mph, making it the Mariners' hardest-hit and longest homer of the season.

"It was 'long time, no see' to my good friend," Rodríguez said.

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